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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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