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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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