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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies 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 we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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