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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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