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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

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