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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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