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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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