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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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