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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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