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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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