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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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