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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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