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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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