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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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