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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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