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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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