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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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