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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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