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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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