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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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