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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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