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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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