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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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