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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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