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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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