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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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