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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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