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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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