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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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