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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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