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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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