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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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