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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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