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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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