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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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