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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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