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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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