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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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