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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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