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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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