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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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