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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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