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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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