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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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