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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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