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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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