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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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