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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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