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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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