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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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