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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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