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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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