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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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