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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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