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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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