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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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