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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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