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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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