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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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