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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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