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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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