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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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