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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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