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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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