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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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