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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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