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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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