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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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