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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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