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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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