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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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