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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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