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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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