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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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