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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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