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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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