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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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