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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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