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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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