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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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