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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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