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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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