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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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