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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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