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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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