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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education