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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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