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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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