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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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