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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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