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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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