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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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