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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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