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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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