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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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