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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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