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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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