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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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