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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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