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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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