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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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