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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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