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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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