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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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