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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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