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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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