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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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