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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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