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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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