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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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