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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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