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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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