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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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