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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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