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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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