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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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