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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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