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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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