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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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