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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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