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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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