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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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