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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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