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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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