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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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