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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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