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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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