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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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