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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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