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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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