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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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