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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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