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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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