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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the 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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