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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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