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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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