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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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