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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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