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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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