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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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