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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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