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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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