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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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