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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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