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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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