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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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