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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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