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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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