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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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