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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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