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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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