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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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