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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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