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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly 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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