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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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