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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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