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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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