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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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