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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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