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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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