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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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