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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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