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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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