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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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