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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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