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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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