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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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