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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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