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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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