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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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