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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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