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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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