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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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