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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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