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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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