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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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