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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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