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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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