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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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