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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key 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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