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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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