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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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