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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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