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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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