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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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