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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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