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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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