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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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