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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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