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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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