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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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