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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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