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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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