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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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