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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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