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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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