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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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