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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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