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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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