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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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