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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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