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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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