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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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