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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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