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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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