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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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