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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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