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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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