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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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