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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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