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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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