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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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