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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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