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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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