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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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