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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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