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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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