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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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