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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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