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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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