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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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