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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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