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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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