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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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