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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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