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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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