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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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