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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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