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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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