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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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