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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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