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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online 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 lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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