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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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