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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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