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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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