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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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