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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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