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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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