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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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