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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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