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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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