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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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