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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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