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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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