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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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