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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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