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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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