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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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