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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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