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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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