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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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