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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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