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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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