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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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