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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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