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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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