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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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