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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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