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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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