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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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