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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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