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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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