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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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