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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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