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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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