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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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