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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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