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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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