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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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