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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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