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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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