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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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