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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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