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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business 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 we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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