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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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