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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors 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? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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