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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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