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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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