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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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