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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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