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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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