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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different 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 low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important 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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