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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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