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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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