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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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