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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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