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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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