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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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