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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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