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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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