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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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