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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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