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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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