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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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