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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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