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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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