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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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