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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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