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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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