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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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