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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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