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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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