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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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