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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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