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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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