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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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