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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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