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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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