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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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