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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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