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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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