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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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