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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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