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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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