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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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