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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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