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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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