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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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