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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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