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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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