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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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