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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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