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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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