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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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