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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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