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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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