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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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