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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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