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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies 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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