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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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