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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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