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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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