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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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