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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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