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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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