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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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