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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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