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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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