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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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