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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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