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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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