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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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