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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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