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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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