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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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