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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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