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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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