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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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