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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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