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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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