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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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