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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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