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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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