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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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