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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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