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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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