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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies 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 in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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