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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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