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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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