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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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