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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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