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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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