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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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