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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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