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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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