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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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