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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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