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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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