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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always 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 have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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