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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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