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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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