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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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