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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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