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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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