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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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