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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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