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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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