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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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