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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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