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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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