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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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