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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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