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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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