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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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