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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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