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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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