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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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