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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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