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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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