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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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