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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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