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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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