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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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