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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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