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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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