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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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