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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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