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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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