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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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