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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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