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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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