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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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