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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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