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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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