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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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