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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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