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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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