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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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