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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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