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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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