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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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