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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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