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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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