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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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