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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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