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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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