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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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