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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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