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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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