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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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