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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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