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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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