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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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