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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify 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 massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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