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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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