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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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