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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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