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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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