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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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