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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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