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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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