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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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