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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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