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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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