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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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