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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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