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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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