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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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