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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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