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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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