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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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