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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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