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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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