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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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