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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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