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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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