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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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