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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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