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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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