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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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