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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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