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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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