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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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