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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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