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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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