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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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