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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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