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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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