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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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