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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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