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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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