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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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