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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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