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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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