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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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