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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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