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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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