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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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