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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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