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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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