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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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