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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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