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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education