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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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