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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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