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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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