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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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