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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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