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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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