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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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