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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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