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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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