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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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