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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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