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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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