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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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