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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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