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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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