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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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