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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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