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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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