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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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