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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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