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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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