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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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