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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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