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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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