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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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