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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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