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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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