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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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