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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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