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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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