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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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