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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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