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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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