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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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