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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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