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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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