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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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