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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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