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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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